Jupiter

[ffutures]

I'm trying to convey just how big Jupiter is - all my other planet pictures have been pretty small, this time I want something BIG. So I've put the image in the background of the first page covering the planet. Text isn't final yet, I may put in some facts and figures for Jupiter before diving into the moons, and remember this is a 1930s vision of Jupiter, not modern astronomy.

I'd be grateful if people could take a look (and possibly print it if they can spare the ink/toner) and tell me what they think. Does it print well? Or will it just be a nuisance?

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/forgottenfutures/temp/jupiter.pdf

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Comments

[heliograph.livejournal.com]

In my view, there's never a good reason to put an irregular image behind text you want people to read, especially in a book.

It doesn't improve readability, and it isn't the kind of artwork that'll get someone to buy the book.